Upstate New York’s crumbling roads and bridges are about to get a $27 billion infusion. If only taxpayers knew where their money is going. The state budget adopted on April 1 includes initial funding …

The Times Union’s “Tighter tax cap may jolt schools,” Jan. 21, points to an all-too-familiar problem these days: To stay within the state-imposed tax cap, many school districts may have to cut costs – …

At least eight people are dead in what may well have been an entirely preventable derailment of an Amtrak train. Preventable, that is, had an investment been made in life-saving technology. Congress’ …